VfL Bochum 1848 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Lee Chung-Yong on £12,000 per week · see the current VfL Bochum 1848 wage bill
We hold a wage for all 32 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
VfL Bochum 1848 pay £161,656 a week in 2026/27 — 18% higher than the £137,320 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Chung-Yong | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | AM RC | South Korea | ||
| Sidney Sam | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Simon Zoller | £8,000 | £416,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Robert Tesche | £7,700 | £400,400 | 31 | DM | Germany | ||
| Lukas Hinterseer | £7,000 | £364,000 | 27 | AM R, ST | Austria | ||
| Anthony Losilla | £6,500 | £338,000 | 32 | DM | France | ||
| Manuel Riemann | £5,900 | £306,800 | 29 | GK | Germany | ||
| Robbie Kruse | £5,700 | £296,400 | 29 | AM RL, ST | Australia | ||
| Sebastian Maier | £5,600 | £291,200 | 24 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Tim Hoogland | £5,600 | £291,200 | 33 | D RC, DM | Germany | ||
| Stefano Celozzi | £5,600 | £291,200 | 29 | D/WB R, DM | Germany | ||
| Thomas Eisfeld | £5,600 | £291,200 | 25 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Silvère Ganvoula | £5,600 | £291,200 | 22 | ST | Congo | ||
| Danilo Soares | £5,400 | £280,800 | 26 | D/WB L | Brazil | ||
| Jannik Bandowski | £5,100 | £265,200 | 24 | D/WB/AM L | Germany | ||
| Tom Weilandt | £4,600 | £239,200 | 26 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Dominik Baumgartner | £4,400 | £228,800 | 21 | D C, DM | Austria | ||
| Jan Gyamerah | £4,100 | £213,200 | 23 | D/WB/AM R | Germany | ||
| Miloš Pantović | £3,900 | £202,800 | 21 | AM RLC | Serbia | ||
| Patrick Fabian | £3,800 | £197,600 | 30 | D C | Germany | ||
| Maxim Leitsch | £2,900 | £150,800 | 20 | D LC | Germany | ||
| Vitaly Janelt | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | DM | Germany | ||
| Felix Dornebusch | £2,300 | £119,600 | 23 | GK | Germany | ||
| Görkem Sağlam | £2,200 | £114,400 | 20 | AM LC | Germany | ||
| Baris Ekincier | £950 | £49,400 | 19 | AM RLC | Azerbaijan | ||
| Jan Wellers | £940 | £48,880 | 18 | D/WB RL, DM | Germany | ||
| Joshua Wehking | £730 | £37,960 | 18 | GK | Germany | ||
| Tom Baack | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | D C | Germany | ||
| Furkan Sağman | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | DM | Germany | ||
| Ömer Uzun | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | ST | Türkiye | ||
| Okan Yilmaz | £300 | £15,600 | 17 | AM/F C | Türkiye | ||
| Paul Grave | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | GK | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 32 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
VfL Bochum 1848 wages, 2018/19
What was VfL Bochum 1848's wage bill in 2018/19?
VfL Bochum 1848 paid £137,320 a week in 2018/19 - £7,140,640 across the year - spread over a squad of 32. We hold a wage for all 32 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid VfL Bochum 1848 player in 2018/19?
Lee Chung-Yong was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £12,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £6,163.
What was the average VfL Bochum 1848 salary in 2018/19?
The average VfL Bochum 1848 player aged 22 or over earned £6,163 a week in 2018/19, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 32. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do VfL Bochum 1848's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
VfL Bochum 1848 pay £161,656 a week in 2026/27, 18% higher than the £137,320 of 2018/19. The current squad is 30 players against 32 then.